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Mohandas Gandhi was one of the world's great leaders who used nonviolent resistance to protest against the caste system. Readers will learn all about his life, Hinduism, and the amazing things he accomplished in this inspiring, Spanish-translated nonfiction biographical title. Children will be fascinated and enlivened through interesting facts, vivid images, a helpful timeline, and a glossary that assists in improving vocabulary

Abdel es un joven tuareg acostumbrado a la vida nómada. Todo va a cambiar el día en que su padre, Yasir, decide abandonar el desierto y viajar a España. Atravesar Marruecos no será fácil, y mucho menos cruzar el estrecho de Gibraltar. Sin embargo, hay que intentarlo si eso supone alcanzar la libertad, aunque tengan que ocultarse.Ahora que comienza una nueva vida en España, no todo es tan fácil como parecía.

Six titles in the illuminating Who Was . . . ? series are now available in Spanish-language editions. Each title features black-and-white illustrations.

People today refer to the Midwestern and prairie states as flyover country. During the Civil War, crossing those areas was the biggest obstacle in uniting the East and West Coasts of our divided nation. An act of Congress in 1862 authorized the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific railroad companies to build a railroad that would link the coasts. Seven years later, on May 10, 1869, an overwhelmingly immigrant labor force completed the task when a rail line was join in Promontory, Utah. The states had become united at last.